The Christmas Coroner vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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The Christmas Coroner
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A dead celebrity chef. A quiet beach town. And a coroner racing to solve the crime before Christmas.Just days before Estancia's annual Christmas Parade, the body of a rising-star chef is discovered in a remote hillside…
The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Christmas Coroner is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The progress of Julius.
- The Christmas Coroner has the widest readership — 25 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Christmas Coroner | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Books | 4.0 (25) | — |
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Reception
| The Christmas Coroner | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Pages | 193 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Christmas Coroner or The progress of Julius?
The Christmas Coroner has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Christmas Coroner 3.9/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Christmas Coroner or The progress of Julius?
The Christmas Coroner is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Christmas Coroner (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: The Christmas Coroner or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Christmas Coroner: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.